150 species from Japan, China, America, and Central Europe rooted in polyamide felt on PVC slabs and fed by drip irrigation form an 800 sq meter green surface facing the Seine. Designed by Patrick Blanc for Jean Nouvel and the Quai Branly museum of Art and Civilization of Africa, Asia, Oceana, and the Americas. SeeFrench Gardening discussing the wall; International Herald Tribune article (with slide show) discussing the building in relation to its Parisian surroundings; The Economist discussing its politics, and The Guardian article.